Villagers near Guangzhou in southern China have clashed with police in a dispute over land on which housing for Three Gorges dam migrants is planned, the Hong Kong-based Apple Daily (Pingguo Ribao) reports.
Dam casts giant shadow over south-north water project
(May 2, 2002) The many problems that have surfaced with the costly Three Gorges dam must cast doubt on the even more expensive south-north water transfer project, the Hong Kong Sun newspaper (Taiyang bao) has said.
From Africa Through Monterrey To Vienna: Seeking An International Treaty On Corruption
(May 1, 2002) A story of a north-south partnership against corruption.
Indo-Pakistani nuclear war? CANDU!
(May 1, 2002) In uncertain times, small things can make all the difference. One December 13, 2001, a wrong turn by a driver in New Delhi may have saved the planet from a nuclear Armageddon.
Winners & Sinners
(May 1, 2002) was highlighted as a sinner in a Winners Sinners poll published by the Toronto Environmental Guide 2002.
The China model of development
(April 30, 2002) As Chinese companies ‘go global’, NGO campaigners are increasingly concerned about Beijing’s model of international development, writes Ben Schiller.
Nine tons of firecrackers seized near Three Gorges dam
Police found a truck parked at a wharf near the dam to be carrying a potentially explosive load.
Damming the Yangtse
Downstream, the mountainous walls of the Three Gorges Dam are rising skywards and reaching out across the river they will block next year. Over the coming months, the temple and the surrounding towns and villages for hundreds of miles will be evacuated in preparation for the flood. The waters will climb almost 200 metres, creating a lake the length of England.
Seeking a public voice on China’s ‘Angry River’
‘The Nu River proposal, already delayed for more than a year, is now unexpectedly presenting the Chinese government with a quandary of its own making: will it abide by its own laws?’
India cracks down on Tehelka months after bribery expose
(April 23, 2002) A news team that nearly brought down India’s government last year with an explosive expose of corruption in politics is now itself on the verge of collapse.
Final Judgement
(April 18, 2002) The members of the International Peoples’ Tribunal met in Washington, D.D., on April 18, 2002, to pronounce their Final Sentence in the case against the Debt substantiated in the public hearings held in Porto Alegre, in February, as part of the II World Social Forum.
Sentencia Final
(April 18, 2002) This is the Spanish version of the final sentence of the International Peoples’ Tribunal on Debt in the case against the Debt, substantiated in the public hearings held in Porto Alegre, in February.
Turbines could generate giant problems, official warns
The senior official in charge of monitoring Three Gorges project quality control has said she is "really concerned" about the design of the 26 giant turbines being built for the world’s biggest dam.
Out-of-court settlement in the Abacha case: Nigeria to receive more than a billion USD
(April 17, 2002) The nigerian authorities will discontinue the criminal proceedings against the persons participating in the settlement, and delete their names from the requests for judicial assistance submitted to foreign countries.
Qian Zhengying’s speech to project officials
(April 17, 2002) Qian Zhengying, head of the Three Gorges project quality-control inspection group, spoke to Three Gorges Project Corp. officials at the dam site on April 8, 2002. Her remarks, published by the Three Gorges Project Daily (Sanxia gongcheng bao) on April 11, are translated below. Ms. Qian is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice-chairwoman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and a former minister of water resources and electric power.
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